1. University Technical College Warrington Lynda Moore Deputy Provost Warrington Campus University of Chester

2. THE NATIONAL PICTURE 830,00 more professional scientists and engineers required each year to 2020 Ageing workforce Failure to recruit women at all levels Women represent 46% of the workforce- just 13% in STEM occupations Less than 1 in 10 engineering professionals is a woman in the UK- the lowest in the EU Future workforce will require flexibility, resilience, entrepreneurship, creativity and ability to respond to continuous change

3. KEY FACTS UTCW will be located on land provided by WBC Part of the Stadium Quarter regeneration Central location opposite Central Station 14-19 College: part of the Gov. Academies framework Energy and Engineering specialisms Working with major industry employers (Sellafield Ltd, AMEC, Atkins, Nuvia, Boulting and local SMEs Flamefast, Tenet, Rock Oil etc) Specialist heavy engineering equipment up to £1m Working with UoC Faculty of Science and Engineering at Ellesmere Port

4. OUR VISION Raise aspirations for students by linking skills directly to the needs of the energy and engineering sectors, locally, regionally and nationally Provide a problem-solving approach to the curriculum, teaching, training and learning, developed in partnership with employers Provide a state-of-the-art environment in which students learn from and with employers Produce students highly sought after by local and regional employers

5. THE CURRICULUM 3 Strands: Academic, Technical, Enrichment Technical Challenges Pre-16 – GCSEs and BTEC Post-16 – 3 Pathways- a Levels and BTEC Pathway 1 – University, Higher Apprenticeship, employment Pathway 2 – STEM technicians, STEM apprenticeships, employment Pathway 3 – Craft-related apprenticeships, employment

6. THE ROLE OF EMPLOYERS Different levels of support Governance Design of the accommodation and build Specialist equipment/PPE The curriculum Delivery of the curriculum Enrichment opportunities Work-based experiences Promotion of UTCW

7. BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS Opportunities to: Influence the industry skills, knowledge and experiences students acquire and their business needs Support the local economy Work as mentors and coaches Contribute to providing the right careers advice and guidance for students Engage with enthusiastic and young people committed to their specialism and the future

8. IMPACT FOR WARRINGTON Young people will be ‘work ready’ with the experience, knowledge, skills to support the growth of our local economy The needs of existing businesses will be met enabling them to expand UTCW will provide employment solutions to the wider engineering and energy sectors in the UK UTCW can be a ‘hook’ to attract new investment from the UK and overseas